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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    wedding gift from Joray
    Name of Maker:
    Mme. Pouliot
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Mme. Pouliot
    Occupation:
    housewife
    Pieced by (top):
    Mme. Pouliot
    Quilted by:
    Mme. Pouliot
    Year Made:
    1911
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Ste. Cecile de Milton
    Size in Inches:
    89" x 73 1/4"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Lemoyne Star and Variation
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/Worn
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Continuous Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    20
    Size:
    16" x 16"
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    3 1/4"
    Border Colour(s):
    plain red and black
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton Wool
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    red flannel, possibly from army uniforms
    Edging:
    Hand Machine Front turned back Homecut Straight Binding
    Batting:
    Wool
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    mid weight, colour and material unknown
    Quilting (hand):
    Irregular Poor
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    4 stitches/inch, black and pink thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    1/4"
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    curved square in circle
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    border edge in ditch, 1/8" from seam
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Printed Other
    Number of Pieces:
    8+8 smaller pieces, floral cretonne
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    One Fabric

Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institue for Studies in Canadian Art

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